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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024check•mate /ˈtʃɛkˌmeɪt/USA pronunciation n., v., -mat•ed, -mat•ing, interj. n. [uncountable] - Chess, Gamesan act in chess of arranging pieces so that the opponent's king is placed into a check from which it cannot escape:The game ended in checkmate.
- a thwarting or defeat:It was checkmate for that dictator once the UN agreed on action.
v. [~ + object] - Chess, Gamesto maneuver (someone) so that no escape is possible;
mate:He checkmated his opponent in twenty moves. - to check completely;
defeat:The dictator found himself checkmated between the embargo and the coup attempts.
interj. - Chess, Games(used by a chess player when placing the opponent's king in checkmate and ending the game).
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024check•mate (chek′māt′),USA pronunciation n., v., -mat•ed, -mat•ing, interj. n. - ChessAlso called mate.
- an act or instance of maneuvering the opponent's king into a check from which it cannot escape, thus bringing the game to a victorious conclusion.
- the position of the pieces when a king is checkmated.
- a complete check;
defeat:His efforts to escape met with a checkmate.
v.t. - Chessto maneuver (an opponent's king) into a check from which it cannot escape;
mate. - to check completely;
defeat:Napoleon was checkmated at Waterloo.
interj. - Chess(used by a player to announce that he or she has put the opponent's king into inextricable check.)
- Persian: literally, the king (is) checked, nonplussed
- Arabic shāh māt
- Middle French escec mat
- Middle English chek mat(e) 1300–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: checkmate /ˈtʃɛkˌmeɪt/ n - the winning position in which an opponent's king is under attack and unable to escape
- the move by which this position is achieved
- utter defeat
vb (transitive)- to place (an opponent's king) in checkmate
- to thwart or render powerless
interj - a call made when placing an opponent's king in checkmate
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French eschec mat, from Arabic shāh māt, the king is dead; see check |